2014 17.56.1 OB modifications.

[Foley Five]

Hi all. First time poster. I have been browsing these pages looking for ideas and it has been really helpful. The first mods I wanted to do to my van were a front box big enough for the Webber Q 200 and also wanted to relocate the spare tyre. I thought I might post a few pictures of what I ( ok, and my mate, can't take all the credit) came up with.
Firstly the spare tyre relocation to under the rear of the van using a hilux spare wheel winch.

And the front box which is not quite complete yet. I must give member Stephen Galvin some credit here as I used his photos of his box as a starting point for the design of this box. Thanks Galvo.

 

[Foley Five]

Hi all. First time poster. I have been browsing these pages looking for ideas and it has been really helpful. The first mods I wanted to do to my van were a front box big enough for the Webber Q 200 and also wanted to relocate the spare tyre. I thought I might post a few pictures of what I ( ok, and my mate, can't take all the credit) came up with.
Firstly the spare tyre relocation to under the rear of the van using a hilux spare wheel winch.

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And the front box which is not quite complete yet. I must give member Stephen Galvin some credit here as I used his photos of his box as a starting point for the design of this box. Thanks Galvo.

 

[Foley Five]

Upside down...... Whoops!

 

[Foley Five]

That's better!

 

[james saunders]

Nice work foley five looks good.Are you going to remove the standard spare tyre bracket

 

[Foley Five]

No James, I wasn't going to as I'd rather not disturb the galvanising any more than I have to. Why do you ask, do you see a need to.

 

[Drover]

Well done, very tidy job................now go out and get it dirty......

 

[Foley Five]

Will do drover. Planning the big lap in April next year with my wife and 3 boys! 145 days to go.......... But who is counting!!

 

[Crusty181]

Hi all. First time poster. I have been browsing these pages looking for ideas and it has been really helpful. The first mods I wanted to do to my van were a front box big enough for the Webber Q 200 and also wanted to relocate the spare tyre. I thought I might post a few pictures of what I ( ok, and my mate, can't take all the credit) came up with.
Firstly the spare tyre relocation to under the rear of the van using a hilux spare wheel winch.

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And the front box which is not quite complete yet. I must give member Stephen Galvin some credit here as I used his photos of his box as a starting point for the design of this box. Thanks Galvo.

Nice. I toyed with doing similiar. Whats the extended arms with the packed end do ..... some bouncing in the floor?

 

[Foley Five]

Crusty, it is what the tyre winds up to so it all sits level and tight.

 

[Bluey]

Crusty, it is what the tyre winds up to so it all sits level and tight.
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nice work dose ur mate feel like coming to vic to do some mods here id like to book him in

 

[Drover]

I was going to do the same on mine but after I put my grey water tank it would be right at the back and I realised it would drag on my driveway (I have an awesome hill climb to my place) my van is as high or higher than an outback, so it ended up on the bar instead. Driveway has been undergoing roadworks so is now vastly improved.

Noticed the water lines in the pic, they look like they could do with some better mounting, I shielded mine in clear hose to stop chaffing and movement.

 

[Foley Five]

Yeah bluey. He is a perfectionist.

Thanks for the heads up Drover you are right. Looks like this weekend might be spent under the van too...........

 

[Drover]

Noticed another job for you @Foley Five , your flexy gas lines I would fix them to the box, just with those plastic conduit saddles (spray em silver), just to stop them banging/rubbing against the box etc other than marking your shiny alloy that shielding will wear away surprising quickly, also the hard gas line with plastic cover, block the top in and down where it goes to a horizontal run just put a nice big round hole in the black stuff to let water/dirt out, plugging the top helps keep the crud out, it amazing how a bit of dust and moisture can turn into a very effective angle grinder not to mention how some roadbase can cause nasty reactions with some metals.
Been there done that.

 

[Foley Five]

Thanks for the heads up Drover. They are now on the W.I.P list!!!

 

[Marv_mart]

No James, I wasn't going to as I'd rather not disturb the galvanising any more than I have to. Why do you ask, do you see a need to.

I converted mine to a storage tray to hold annexe canvas/ floor. Check my panda mods for details.

 

[bigcol]

I have been thinking of what to do with my "front holder".... not a bad idea there @Marv_mart

dont want to cut it off as yet... so that might be the go